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Presidential election: Peter Obi’s endorsement inconsequential, Obasanjo – Kwankwaso

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso has described the endorsement of his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Edwin Clarke as inconsequential. Kwankwaso said those endorsing Obi would be shocked by the outcome of the presidential election. He spoke while addressing journalists in Asaba, Delta State, after his […]
Presidential election: Peter Obi’s endorsement inconsequential, Obasanjo – Kwankwaso

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso has described the endorsement of his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Edwin Clarke as inconsequential.

Kwankwaso said those endorsing Obi would be shocked by the outcome of the presidential election.

He spoke while addressing journalists in Asaba, Delta State, after his campaign rally.

Kwankwaso said those endorsing Obi had lost touch with reality because Nigerians are looking for credible leaders that would solve their problems.

Stressing that Nigerians are conversant with their candidates, Kwankwaso insisted that the endorsement “is null and void.”

According to Kwankwaso: “The endorsement is inconsequential, it means absolutely nothing. You see people who are really out of touch with the reality on the ground, the young men and women of today are looking for a way out, and they have more facts than anybody who is endorsing.

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PHOTOS: Tinubu Meets Prime Minister Of Netherlands Mark Rutte

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with Prime Minister of Netherlands, Mark Rutte.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that Tinubu met with the prime minister at his official residence, known as the Catshuis in The Hague.

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Dasuki: How N4.6b Was Traced To Bafarawa’s Son – Witness Tells Court – Lifestyle Nigeria

The Second Prosecution Witness, 2PW, Hamza Abdullahi in the trial-within-trial of former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa and four others, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, told Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, that a sum of N4.633billion was traced to the account of Dalhatu Investment Limited where Bafarawa’s son, Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa and one other, simply identified as Nasir, were directors, with the former being the sole signatory to the company’s bank account.

Abdullahi stated that in 2015, he was the second-in-command of Special Task Force, Fraud Investigation on Arms, Defence Equipment Procurement in the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, on the activities of 78 companies that received money from ONSA without justification, adding that Dalhatu Investment Limited was among the companies.

“From the report we received from ONSA, when we scrutinized the report, we traced the sum of N4.633billion paid to Dalhatu Investment Limited Account, domiciled in United Bank of Africa, (UBA), with Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa as the sole signatory of the account,” the witness said.

Abdullahi further informed the court that Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa, who is the fourth defendant was interviewed on November 25, 2015 by the investigation team and that he made his statement voluntarily.

“My Lord, I witnessed the statement dated 25/11/2015 of Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa. He was interviewed in my presence, the statement was also recorded in my presence. At the conclusion of the written statement, I read it to him. Thereafter, I endorsed the written statement. I equally endorsed the second statement at 4pm and it was concluded by 4:25pm, the same day. I witnessed it, my name and signature were there,” he said.

The PW2 further informed the court that no kind of promise was made to the defendant and that he was neither threatened nor induced into writing any of the statements. “My Lord, there was nothing like promises made to the accused, threat or inducement. To the best of my knowledge, there was nothing like that. It was a very conducive environment and that was the Secretariat of the Special Task Force at the Head Office then. The secretariat is the conference room of the Chairman, and no member of the Special Task Force is authorized to make any promise in the course of investigation.

“When Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa honored our invitation, he came with his lawyer and he was confronted with the evidence that we have. Afterwards, he said he needed to consult his lawyer and later volunteered his written statement. These statements were based on the fact of the evidence we have on the company,” he said.

He also stated that the defendant promised to avail the investigation team with detailed analysis of the beneficiaries of the said fund traced to his account, adding that he voluntarily came forward with the details. “I have decided to make this statement without my lawyer. Attached here are the details signed by me,” PW2 quoted from the statement of the defendant.

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BREAKING: Minister Visits Custodial Centre Over Escape Of 119 inmates

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has undertaken a tour of the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre to assess the extent of damage done to the facility by torrential rainfall Wednesday night.

Recall that it was earlier reported that no fewer than 119 inmates escaped from the Suleja facility following the rainfall and storm which pulled down parts of the facility including its perimeter fence.

The fleeing inmates made their way through the storm and escaped, creating panic among residents of Suleja and its environs.

The minister’s visit was to obtain firsthand information on the incident and know measures being taken to arrest the fleeing inmates and bring them back to the centre.

Sources said officials of the ministry including the director of joint services, Peter Egbodo, accompanied the minister, while top officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) were on hand to receive the minister and his team.

Ten of the inmates have been arrested and returned to the facility, while a manhunt has been launched by the NCoS authorities together with sister security agencies to smoke out the fleeing escapees from their hideouts.